(L.A.) Esteban Garcia Cruz, 49, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2023-11920

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 49-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Esteban Garcia Cruz.

STATUS: The decedent’s body is ready to be released. Ruling by the deputy medical examiner is deferred pending additional investigation.

Manner and cause of death will be added to this page when it becomes available.

If the DME has ordered toxicological screening, the next public update may take three to seven months.

RIP ESTEBAN GARCIA CRUZ (November 15, 1973 – September 6, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.